# Comexgar Cia. Ltda. · 99-19 · ECUADOR — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Comexgar Cia. Ltda. · 99-19 · ECUADOR, import alert is 99-19; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"; country is ECUADOR; product is black pepper | white pepper | black pepper | white pepper; product code is 28 A - - 54 Pepper,Black, Whole (Spice) | 28 A - - 55 Pepper,White, Whole (Spice) | 28 B - - 54 Pepper, Black, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 B - - 55 Pepper, White, Ground, Cracked (Spice); date published is 09/16/2009; address is Loja 1012, Entre Quito Y Galapagos , Santa Domingo, ECUADOR, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Comexgar Cia. Ltda. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 99-19
- **Import alert name:** "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"
- **Country:** ECUADOR _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Loja 1012, Entre Quito Y Galapagos , Santa Domingo, ECUADOR _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 09/16/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 28 A - - 54 Pepper,Black, Whole (Spice) | 28 A - - 55 Pepper,White, Whole (Spice) | 28 B - - 54 Pepper, Black, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 B - - 55 Pepper, White, Ground, Cracked (Spice) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** black pepper | white pepper | black pepper | white pepper _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 11/29/06 | SALMONELLA; | 11/19/03 | SALMONELLA; | 11/29/06 | SALMONELLA; | 11/19/03 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Comexgar Cia. Ltda. Date Published : 09/16/2009 Loja 1012, Entre Quito Y Galapagos , Santa Domingo, ECUADOR 28 A - - 54 Pepper,Black, Whole (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: black pepper Notes: 11/29/06 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 A - - 55 Pepper,White, Whole (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: white pepper Notes: 11/19/03 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 54 Pepper, Black, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: black pepper Notes: 11/29/06 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 55 Pepper, White, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: white pepper Notes: 11/19/03 Problems: SALMONELLA;

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_263.html

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
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